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2023 Most Popular Online Public & Social Service Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region

11 Colleges
$55,530 Avg Salary
$25,500 Avg Student Debt

In 2020-2021, 53,252 public administration and social service students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #6 most popular in the country.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

The Most Popular Online Public & Social Service Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in the Plains States Region to see which online graduate certificate programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for public administration and social service majors pursuing an online graduate certificate.

Our analysis found Wichita State University to be the most popular school for public administration and social service students who want to pursue an online graduate certificate in the Plains States Region . Located in the city of Wichita, WSU is a public school with a large student population.

Of the 43 students majoring in public administration and social service at WSU, 42% are male and 58% are female.

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#2

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Kansas. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Public & Social Service Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the small city of Lawrence, KU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 15 students majoring in public administration and social service at KU, 47% are male and 53% are female.

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#4

Park University

Parkville, MO

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Park University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Public & Social Service Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Park University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Parkville.

Of the 6 students majoring in public administration and social service at Park University, 17% are male and 83% are female.

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Out of the 11 online programs at schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Missouri - Columbia landed the # 5 spot on the list. Mizzou is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Columbia.

About 65% of the students majoring in public administration and social service at the school are women while 35% are male.

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#6

University of North Dakota

Grand Forks, ND

University of North Dakota ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Online Public & Social Service Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. UND is a large public school located in the city of Grand Forks.

Of the 3 students majoring in public administration and social service at UND, 33% are male and 67% are female.

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#7

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

Kansas State University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online graduate certificate public administration and social service programs. K -State is a very large public school located in the small city of Manhattan.

Of the 2 students majoring in public administration and social service at K -State, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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With a ranking of #7, University of Nebraska - Lincoln did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for public administration and social service students working on their online graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Lincoln, UNL is a public college with a very large student population.

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#9

Upper Iowa University

Fayette, IA

Upper Iowa University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online graduate certificate public administration and social service programs. Located in the remote area of Fayette, UIU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#9

Crown College

Saint Bonifacius, MN

Crown College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Public & Social Service Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Crown is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Saint Bonifacius.

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State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 470
Missouri 898
Minnesota 2,616
Iowa 290
North Dakota 91
Nebraska 215
South Dakota 67

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Public Administration & Social Service Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Social Work 33,631
Public Administration 13,571
Public Policy 3,737
Human Services 1,277
Community Organization & Advocacy 741
Other Public Administration 295

Majors Similar to Public Administration & Social Service

Related Major Annual Graduates
Legal Professions 45,189
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting 13,045
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies 10,452
Military Technologies & Applied Sciences 1,613

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 11 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to University of the Fraser Valley.

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